We advocate on all animal protection and exploitation issues, including experimentation, factory farming, rodeos, breeders and traveling animal acts.

Animal Defenders of Westchester
P.O. Box 205
Yonkers, NY 10704

Action Alerts

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE 'ROYAL' HANNEFORD CIRCUS

DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19

TIME: NOON - 2:00 PM

PLACE: WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL
AVENUE AND TARRYTOWN ROAD. CARPOOLING AVAILABLE IN WESTCHESTER. CALL (914)
995-4050 FOR DIRECTIONS, OR EMAIL ME
ADOW@ADOW.ORG

ALSO: PLEASE WRITE LETTERS TO THE JOURNAL NEWS RE THIS
CIRCUS.

SOME TOPICS TO MENTION:

- THIS CIRCUS OFFERS ELEPHANT RIDES ONE HOUR BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE,
WHICH IS INSANITY ESP. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT KILLING OF A TRAINER IN
INDIANA (BRINGING THE TOTAL OF THESE SUCH DEATHS TO 65 SINCE 1990, with 130
injured.)

- ABSOLUTELY CITE ALL CRUELTY ISSUES FOR THE ANIMALS

- A TIGER ESCAPED A CIRCUS LAST YEAR IN QUEENS, CAUSING A FIVE-CAR
COLLISION WITH FRACTURES AND OTHER INJURIES.

- WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAS BEEN SERVED WITH A 'NOTICE OF DANGEROUS
CONDITION' REGARDING TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS. THIS ESTABLISHES COUNTY
LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF CIRCUS-RELATED ACCIDENTS, WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY
AFFECT PROPERTY TAXES.

*NOTE: DO NOT HESITATE TO MENTION THE LIABILITY ISSUE, WHICH NEEDS TO BE
RAISED. IF IT WERE EASY TO INSTALL ORDINANCES, THEY WOULD BE
POPPING UP LIKE MUSHROOMS, WHICH THEY ARE NOT.

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